Scottish football

[Gingerfinch]

Gordon Strachan is to become the new manager of Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21023913

he could probably still get a game for scotland

I think Michaela Strachan could get a game for Scotland

[rich1uk]

Gordon Strachan is to become the new manager of Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21023913

he could probably still get a game for scotland

I think Michaela Strachan could get a game for Scotland

altho you aint far from the truth

[rich1uk]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21936883

sad to see my home town club and the team I grew up supporting get into this situation and maybe face going out of business

its a good few years since I left but some of my favourite football memories were from the days we won consecutive promotions and I was at every game home and away, and believe me that meant going to some right dives in what at the time was the Scottish second division

remember one game in particular away to Forfar when we sealed the title and promotion to the SPL for the first time , we took over 5000 fans to the game, which was quite a shock to the locals given their average attendance that season was something like 800 people

just hope they survive in some capacity

[Alviro Patterson]

Seems Dunfermline are a victim of the collapsed Setanta deal and currently going through a period of restructure, hence releasing the top earners. I'll be surprised if they go bust.

[budgetmeansbudget]

A belting goal from Martin Scott in last Saturday's Scottish Championship game between Alloa and Livingston.

[Aidan11]

Saw a documentary about the rise and fall of Gretna.

Shows how money can destroy a football club.

I work in similar professional circles to Brooks Mileson before he died and nobody ever had a good word to say about him.

[andy]

Saw a documentary about the rise and fall of Gretna.

Shows how money can destroy a football club.

I work in similar professional circles to Brooks Mileson before he died and nobody ever had a good word to say about him.

i saw that as well.. was very intresting and a real shame to see the decline..

[budgetmeansbudget]

Was wondering why Livingston points tally had dipped last week, reason they have been deducted 5 points after failing to pay tax on undeclared bonuses going back to 2010. Not the first time this has happened although last time they suffered a two division demotion for more serious misdemeanors.

I seem to associate myself with football clubs who can't manage their financial affairs satisfactorily and am getting used to fines, points deductions and division demotions. Talking of financial fair play it looks like Bournemouth have been named by the Daily Mail as one of the clubs which has failed to meet the terms, after being told by our chairman everything was okay. Not fully sure how the system works but I would think that we haven't spent more on transfers than we have recouped this year due to Lalana and Grabban but I guess there's more to it than that.

[Aidan11]

Jeff Stelling was also puzzled at Livingstone's points tally on Saturday. He explained it afterwards, presumably his producer told him through the earpiece.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Jeff Stelling was also puzzled at Livingstone's points tally on Saturday. He explained it afterwards, presumably his producer told him through the earpiece.

Been pretty awful all season, get a points deduction then beat Raith Rovers 5-1 away, might end up being a blessing.

[Aidan11]

Looks like Ally McCoist may be parting company with Rangers.

[Aidan11]

As expected he has resigned but is serving a 12 month notice period.

[yuppie]

As expected he has resigned but is serving a 12 month notice period.

And doubles his pay

McCoist is a shareholder in rangers. Lots of fans up here want him gone due to the way he plays, and all the old players he gives contracts to and plays. Also blamed for stunting development of young players and being a mouth piece for Newco rangers.

[andy]

amazes me how much stick this guy gets...no other manager would have gone through the amount of stuff that he has gone through as manager of Rangers, and he has done a good job..

[rich1uk]

amazes me how much stick this guy gets...no other manager would have gone through the amount of stuff that he has gone through as manager of Rangers, and he has done a good job..

not sure how anyone can say he has done a good job tbh

he has got promotion from the bottom 2 divisions with a club running a premier league budget

I think he was the right man to help hold the club together after what it went through but his record as manager isn't that great